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make no mistake, most protesters in the crowd would like president obama to come out, boldly support their cause and ask mubarak to leave office right now. diplomacy doesn't work that way. a lot of american allies are watching the americans very closely to see how they treat their friends. we did, however, late tonight hear from the president. white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, is there with what he said. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: we have now heard from the president, and he did not call for hosni mubarak to step down right away. he watched the speech in the situation room today, and then spoke to the president of egypt for about 30 minutes afterwards. the president said tonight that mubarak realizes the status quo is not sustainable, and a change must take place. >> it is not the role of any other country to determine egypt's leaders. only the egyptian people can do that. what is clear, and what i indicated tonight to president mubarak, is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful. and it must begin now. >> reporter: the presid
make no mistake, most protesters in the crowd would like president obama to come out, boldly support their cause and ask mubarak to leave office right now. diplomacy doesn't work that way. a lot of american allies are watching the americans very closely to see how they treat their friends. we did, however, late tonight hear from the president. white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, is there with what he said. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: we have now heard from the president,...
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while president obama and other u.s. officials have not publicly called for mubarak to step down before september elections, in recent days they have left little doubt that they think he should soon. >> the key question he should be asking himself is, how can i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period? and my hope is that he will end up making the right decision. >> reporter: but addressing the summit in germany, today frank wisner, the man president obama sent days ago to speak personally with mubarak says for now the egyptian president should stay put. >> the president must stay in office in order to steer those changes through. i, therefore, believe that president mubarak's continued leadership is critical. >> reporter: both wisner and the white house say he is not speaking as a u.s. official. but other experts agree and fear that siding with protest herbs and pushing mubarak to leave might force him to dig in instead. >> what matters isn't what happens in the next day or
while president obama and other u.s. officials have not publicly called for mubarak to step down before september elections, in recent days they have left little doubt that they think he should soon. >> the key question he should be asking himself is, how can i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period? and my hope is that he will end up making the right decision. >> reporter: but addressing the summit in germany, today frank wisner, the...
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it was a wonderful moment when obama could have shown his enormous love for the democracy protestors here. went to the university of cairo 18 months ago, preached freedom, liberation, et cetera. when these people demonstrated their courage, he didn't know which side to take. it was he who produced the clenched fist rather than the hand of democracy. there would have been some american flags around today if he had come out in the beginning and that would have solved so much anti-american rage in the middle east. not al qaeda's rage, but the u.s. would have suddenly... you'd have american flags and egyptian flags together. obama came out, honored his word at the university from the start he said the state security police he didn't do that, he went along with the torture state but i'll say this, up to now this is probably... up to this moment in 36 years in the middle east probably the happiest story i've ever covered. but i'll tell you a little instant just to show you the edge here in our western world. my colleague don mcintire is talking to some british tourists who were leaving and
it was a wonderful moment when obama could have shown his enormous love for the democracy protestors here. went to the university of cairo 18 months ago, preached freedom, liberation, et cetera. when these people demonstrated their courage, he didn't know which side to take. it was he who produced the clenched fist rather than the hand of democracy. there would have been some american flags around today if he had come out in the beginning and that would have solved so much anti-american rage in...
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cover of time magazine shows reagan and obama's admiration for him. why obama loves reagan. is this aspirational? is this a president after a tough midterm election who wants to match the success of reagan or is there more? >> no, no. in reality barack obama has always been an admirer of reagan. many of the qualities he exhibits are reflective of what ronald reagan was all about. he has not been able to demonstrate those in the first 18 months or so of his administration simply because he had such an awesome majority in the senate and an awesome majority in the house and the majority was dominated by the more progressive wing of the democratic party, far beyond what obama is. obama is more like reagan than he is like anyone else. probably including bill clinton, believe it or not. he's a real admirer and it is genuine. >> secretary baker, is it also important to learn from some of president reagan's failings, the deregulation, its impact on the economy, deregulation of the financial situation, running up huge deficits? >> the deregulation of the financial industry mostly occ
cover of time magazine shows reagan and obama's admiration for him. why obama loves reagan. is this aspirational? is this a president after a tough midterm election who wants to match the success of reagan or is there more? >> no, no. in reality barack obama has always been an admirer of reagan. many of the qualities he exhibits are reflective of what ronald reagan was all about. he has not been able to demonstrate those in the first 18 months or so of his administration simply because he...
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he said he thought president obama was a very good man, but he said, "i told obama you don't understand the egyptian culture and what would happen if i step down now. if i resign today, there will be chaos and the muslim brotherhood would take over." for now, president mubarak remains in the presidential palace with his family. there had been widespread rumors that his son had fled, perhaps to london, but we saw him there when we spoke to him. president mubarak told me, "i would never run away from this country. i will die on this soil," and he defended his legacy, recounting the many years he spent leading this country. after my meeting with president mubarak, i sat down for an exclusive interview with his new vice president. i asked whether he would ever authorize the army to use force against the anti-government protesters, and he insisted repeatedly he would never order force against the protesters. he hoped they would go home. he said he hopes, "they don't follow through with their pledge to have another massive march on friday after midday prayers." he said the people should under
he said he thought president obama was a very good man, but he said, "i told obama you don't understand the egyptian culture and what would happen if i step down now. if i resign today, there will be chaos and the muslim brotherhood would take over." for now, president mubarak remains in the presidential palace with his family. there had been widespread rumors that his son had fled, perhaps to london, but we saw him there when we spoke to him. president mubarak told me, "i would...
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president barack obama has called on the country's military to ensure a tradition -- transition to genuine democracy. >> a very warm welcome to bbc world news america and around the globe. in a dramatic turn of events, the egyptian president hosni mubarak has stepped down. the announcement came after 2.5 weeks of huge street protests in cairo and other cities. it was greeted with ecstatic jubilation. the power now rests with egypt's armed forces. >> welcome to the egyptian capital cairo, a country which exploded in celebration hours ago with the announcement that president hosni mubarak, president for the last 29 years, was resigning and that the army, the military council was not taking over. this may now be a military rule in egypt, but in the streets below, not just in cairo but in cities across this country, the people feel that the victory is theirs. as i look in all directions from where we are broadcasting it again tonight, the streets are absolutely packed with traffic. a long line of lights and horns blaring, the flags are waving everywhere you go. people are waiting the egyptian
president barack obama has called on the country's military to ensure a tradition -- transition to genuine democracy. >> a very warm welcome to bbc world news america and around the globe. in a dramatic turn of events, the egyptian president hosni mubarak has stepped down. the announcement came after 2.5 weeks of huge street protests in cairo and other cities. it was greeted with ecstatic jubilation. the power now rests with egypt's armed forces. >> welcome to the egyptian capital...
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. >>> president obama is welcoming the egyptian military's announcement of a democratic transition and its commitment to honor the peace treaty with israel. today mr. obama spoke with british prime minister david cameron, king abdullah of jordan, and the prime minister of turkey, emphasizing that democracy will bring more, not less, stability to the region. >>> and this country's top military officer left for the middle east today. admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs, will meet with jordan's king abdullah and prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel to reassure them of u.s. support. >>> and a program note. david gregory will have much more on the revolution in egypt tomorrow on "meet the press," and as congress prepares to take on major legislation, a sunday exclusive with house speaker john boehner. that's tomorrow morning here on nbc. >>> when "nightly news" continues this saturday evening, a deadly explosion raises new questions about the safety of america's gas pipelines. we'll be right back. >>> there are new questions about the safety of this country's gas pipeli
. >>> president obama is welcoming the egyptian military's announcement of a democratic transition and its commitment to honor the peace treaty with israel. today mr. obama spoke with british prime minister david cameron, king abdullah of jordan, and the prime minister of turkey, emphasizing that democracy will bring more, not less, stability to the region. >>> and this country's top military officer left for the middle east today. admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint...
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. >>> also tonight, his wife says president obama has quit, though not his day job. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> we're following a high stakes stand-off thousands of miles from where we are. here's what's going on. the crowds in the main square in cairo just got bigger again today. they say they will leave when president hosni mubarak leaves. the problem is, mubarak's new number two says the regime isn't going to end. mubarak isn't going anywhere for a while. and he said tonight egypt can't put up with these protests for a long time. at stake, control of egypt. the future of that country and both sides are well aware of that. again tonight we go first to our chief foreign correspondent richard engel in cairo. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this stand-off could be heading back to a confrontation. tonight the government put down a marker, it said it can't tolerate indefinite demonstration, but the protests are getting bigger. crowds in tahrir square swelled to hundreds of thousands again, the big
. >>> also tonight, his wife says president obama has quit, though not his day job. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> we're following a high stakes stand-off thousands of miles from where we are. here's what's going on. the crowds in the main square in cairo just got bigger again today. they say they will leave when president hosni mubarak leaves. the problem is, mubarak's new number two says the regime isn't going to end....
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at least 50 people were injured, sparking international condemnation and a call from president obama to bahrain's royal family. today the government's posture was radically different. in the morning, the army pulled out of the city, protesters gathered at the edge of pearl square in a stand-off with police. but this afternoon, the police also pulled back. the crowd suddenly rushed forward. men and women carrying flowers. >> it's extremely rare for women to be out protesting here in bahrain. now they're saying, this is peaceful and they want the public to leave. thousands gathered. their shouts and cries were emotional. the message was of peace. some men dropped to the ground in tears. their arrival a highly symbolic victory. and now the protesters tell us they're ready to negotiate. >> i don't know what's wrong with us. there's peace everywhere in the world, why not with us. >> reporter: bahrain ordered the security forces to withdraw. it's time for dialogue. not all arab leaders seem interested in compromise. libya continues to take a hardline. dozens have been killed in the last th
at least 50 people were injured, sparking international condemnation and a call from president obama to bahrain's royal family. today the government's posture was radically different. in the morning, the army pulled out of the city, protesters gathered at the edge of pearl square in a stand-off with police. but this afternoon, the police also pulled back. the crowd suddenly rushed forward. men and women carrying flowers. >> it's extremely rare for women to be out protesting here in...
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it's so difficult for president obama to say the right thing. >> and barack obama knows that president mubarak is clearly angry. he feels somehow cheated. that was apparent from his carefully worded statements. and a white house spokesman describing the 30-minute conversation between the two men, telephone call, proceded barack obama's statement as direct and frank. so, you know, coming from press , you know that was a heated conversation. it is difficult for the americans. they don't want to be seen to interfere, they don't want to be seen to force a change of government. that would alarm other allies that they have in the region. but nor do they want to be seen to prop up somebody who many of mr. mubarak's critics are calling a dictator. it's difficult. until now the white house has watched, waited, kind of rolled with the situation as it's evolved and i suspect they'll continue to do that over the coming days. >> steve kingston in washington. i also spoke to a professor from the center for contemporary arab studies at georgetown university. i asked him if what president mubarak was
it's so difficult for president obama to say the right thing. >> and barack obama knows that president mubarak is clearly angry. he feels somehow cheated. that was apparent from his carefully worded statements. and a white house spokesman describing the 30-minute conversation between the two men, telephone call, proceded barack obama's statement as direct and frank. so, you know, coming from press , you know that was a heated conversation. it is difficult for the americans. they don't...
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president barack obama spoke before we have heard from president hosni mubarak. let's cross now to washington to speak to our state department correspondent. i understand you have been speaking to some officials for a reaction. what have you been hearing? >> we are expecting a statement from the white house -- a written statement from the white house any time soon, but in the meantime, i have been speaking to american officials, who have been giving me their first reactions to president mubarak's speech. initially, they said they were trying to decipher exactly what the public statement meant and how far the transfer of powers actually went. it was a very long speech, rather floury -- rather flowery language, and a lot of reference to constitutional articles. they said this probably did not go far enough for the crowd in tahrir square, but the protests will continue, and the crowds will get bigger. what is also interesting is where does this leave mr. suleiman if indeed president mubarak has transferred his powers to him and he is now the defacto president, as we
president barack obama spoke before we have heard from president hosni mubarak. let's cross now to washington to speak to our state department correspondent. i understand you have been speaking to some officials for a reaction. what have you been hearing? >> we are expecting a statement from the white house -- a written statement from the white house any time soon, but in the meantime, i have been speaking to american officials, who have been giving me their first reactions to president...
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. >>> president obama sends congress his 2012 budget plan tomorrow. a proposal that includes more than $1 trillion in cuts. that may sound like a lot but republicans are saying it falls short. nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house to tell us more about this. mike, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. there's been a bipartisan calm over the capital since last year and lasting through the crisis in egypt. but with big budget and spending fights looming next week, all that is about to change. even as the obama budget was being readied for release this weekend the president warned it will reveal some painful choices on spending. >> it cuts what we can't afford to pay for what we cannot do without. that's what families do in hard times. and that's what our country has to do as well. >> reporter: today, top officials said the plan will put a dent in now record debt and deficits. >> we have a responsible budget that will cut in half the deficit by the end of the president's first term. >> reporter: the plan would freeze domestic spending for five yea
. >>> president obama sends congress his 2012 budget plan tomorrow. a proposal that includes more than $1 trillion in cuts. that may sound like a lot but republicans are saying it falls short. nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house to tell us more about this. mike, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. there's been a bipartisan calm over the capital since last year and lasting through the crisis in egypt. but with big budget and spending fights looming next week, all that...
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president obama's team will be talking to the egyptian army. they are a key to the future without mubarak. >> i'll have more from egypt a little later in the program. one of the biggest storms ever to hit australia has struck the coast of queensland. they have suffered months of flooding and now expected to be battered by winds of nearly 200 miles an hour. the cyclone yasi roars across the east coast of australia. the premiere has told people to prepare for devastation unprecedented in history. >> the kentucky clone hit the coast with 199-mile-an-hour winds of fatal force. cities and towns were in complete lockdown. the emergency services were unable to respond to calls from frightened residents asking to be evacuated because it was simply too dangerous to venture out on to the streets. >> we are now seeing winds across these areas of more than 120 kilometers per hour. we are seeing torrential rain and some serious wave activity. these are conditions in which we cannot send out emergency workers or put up a helicopter to do a rescue. all of tha
president obama's team will be talking to the egyptian army. they are a key to the future without mubarak. >> i'll have more from egypt a little later in the program. one of the biggest storms ever to hit australia has struck the coast of queensland. they have suffered months of flooding and now expected to be battered by winds of nearly 200 miles an hour. the cyclone yasi roars across the east coast of australia. the premiere has told people to prepare for devastation unprecedented in...
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is barak obama the last u.s. leader to host hosni mubarak. maybe that's what the white house thinks but is not saying so yet, but instead is talking about an orderly transition. >> the way egypt looks and operates must change. that's why we believe we should increase the amount of freedom that is had by the egyptian people. but that's not for us to determine what the parameters and what the limits of those are. >> the white house can point to past history. president obama called for orderly change when he visited egypt two years ago. but now there's a lot more at stake. egypt has huge strategic importance to the u.s. it controls the suez canal, vital for u.s. navy ships heading to the persian gulf and for world trade. it's the largest arab country and for the americans, it's been a place of stability for 30 years. it was the first to sign a peace treaty with israel which now fears what will come next. so, too, to other key u.s. allies like jordan and saudi arabia. everything depends now on what the egyptian military does next. it relies on am
is barak obama the last u.s. leader to host hosni mubarak. maybe that's what the white house thinks but is not saying so yet, but instead is talking about an orderly transition. >> the way egypt looks and operates must change. that's why we believe we should increase the amount of freedom that is had by the egyptian people. but that's not for us to determine what the parameters and what the limits of those are. >> the white house can point to past history. president obama called for...
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people here feel is playing a double game as my colleague laura emmott explored from london president obama started a my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful and it must begin now and then fully one after the other one the i. the governments followed suit. to show these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now the growth of freedom and democracy in egypt and it seems the theme was contagious as the call for a new egypt spreads uncontrolled across the western mass media there were no one hundred fifty thousand people in the streets of cairo protesting for democracy this is how democracy happens but what right do u.s. and european leaders have to get involved in what's essentially domestic old rest about dissatisfaction with a ruler who cares what they want in egypt certainly not these demonstrators at the egyptian embassy in london basic or did you feel regime for such a long time. you feel regime when now they are talking about democracy and respect the from the right side of this and so obama's speech. could be seen on the face so much
people here feel is playing a double game as my colleague laura emmott explored from london president obama started a my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful and it must begin now and then fully one after the other one the i. the governments followed suit. to show these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now the growth of freedom and democracy in egypt and it seems the theme was contagious as the call for a new egypt spreads uncontrolled...
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your money, your tax dollars, how to turn them into a budget that president obama and the republicans can agree on. kelly o'donnell, our capitol hill correspondent, with us from the hill tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: hi there, brian. well, the temperature was really turned up here today with talk about the chance of a government shutdown. you've got leaders from both parties digging in over how deep and how painful budget cuts need to be. with government spending on the chopping block -- >> when we say we're going to cut spending, read my lips. we're going to cut spending. >> reporter: that provoked the senate's top democrat to accuse speaker boehner of being reckless enough to trigger a government shutdown. >> and now he's resorting to threats to do just that, without any negotiations. that is not permissible. we will not stand for that. he's wrong. >> reporter: if congress can't agree on cuts soon, the government is scheduled to run out of money to pay its bills in two weeks. but some republicans predicted a more dire fate. >> if we're not careful, the united states wil
your money, your tax dollars, how to turn them into a budget that president obama and the republicans can agree on. kelly o'donnell, our capitol hill correspondent, with us from the hill tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: hi there, brian. well, the temperature was really turned up here today with talk about the chance of a government shutdown. you've got leaders from both parties digging in over how deep and how painful budget cuts need to be. with government spending on the...
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speaking in santa barbara, cheney stressed while the will of the egyptian people should prevail, the obama administration should move cautiously in embracing a change of power there. he was quick to defend president hosni mubarak. >> he's been a good man, he's been a good friend and ally to the united states. we need to remember that. >> cheney talked about how helpful mubarak was in the 1991 gulf war, committing troops to fight alongside u.s. forces. >>> the family of perhaps the most well-known hmong lead history died last month is speaking out against the obama administration tonight. today is the third day of the six-day funeral in fresno. yesterday members of his family said it was disgraceful the u.s. army denied their request for vang to be buried at arlington national cemetery. when many hmong people sought asylum in the united states, he became a cultural leader here as well. his arlington burial request was denied after unanimous recommendation of a board made up of civilian and military leaders. >>> coming up next, meditation is making inroads among the inmate population. how ca
speaking in santa barbara, cheney stressed while the will of the egyptian people should prevail, the obama administration should move cautiously in embracing a change of power there. he was quick to defend president hosni mubarak. >> he's been a good man, he's been a good friend and ally to the united states. we need to remember that. >> cheney talked about how helpful mubarak was in the 1991 gulf war, committing troops to fight alongside u.s. forces. >>> the family of...
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obama essentially echoing the demands of the demonstrators in egypt and the senate tonight passing a nonbinding resolution calling for the embattled 82-year-old mubarak to hand over power and make way for a peaceful transition to democracy. >> until that happens, violent clashes between protesters and loyalists of mubarak continue. nbc's richard engel has more from the egyptian capital as unrest in that square escalates for a second straight day. >> reporter: downtown cairo was again a battleground today. tahrir square has become a primitive fortified camp for demonstrators. demanding that president mubarak resign. the demonstrators hide behind metal shields to throw rocks at mubarak supporters who attacked the protesters from the edges of the square. it's a bizarre scene, where protesters defending the square with molotov cocktails and even fire bombs like a medieval castle under siege. last night the protesters had to fight hard to hold the square sending off hundreds of molotov cocktails. and gunfire. several protesters were killed. for the army, the gunfire was too much. a tank r
obama essentially echoing the demands of the demonstrators in egypt and the senate tonight passing a nonbinding resolution calling for the embattled 82-year-old mubarak to hand over power and make way for a peaceful transition to democracy. >> until that happens, violent clashes between protesters and loyalists of mubarak continue. nbc's richard engel has more from the egyptian capital as unrest in that square escalates for a second straight day. >> reporter: downtown cairo was...
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. >>> and obama obama administration officials tell the "new york times" about some of the possible exit strategies given to egypt's president. among them, going to his home or going to germany for a medical checkup. >>> well conditioning -- congresswoman gabrielle giffords is recovering so well, that her husband has decided to go back into space. astronaut mark kelly is set to command adults ---- a shuttle mission this april. he's been on leave since his last was shot in the head last month during that shooting rampage in tucson. >> i know her very well and she would be very comfortable with the decision that i made. >> nasa observed commander kelly for a week, that to make sure he could focus and not be distracted. >>> after weeks of uncertainty, anthony batts say he is staying. he says he couldn't commit to oakland after losing out to san jose's top job. the one thing that touched his heart. >> reporter: the prove each says that a little child will lead them. in this case, it was eight little ones and one very determined preschool teacher. >> she said, please don't leave. you vowed to
. >>> and obama obama administration officials tell the "new york times" about some of the possible exit strategies given to egypt's president. among them, going to his home or going to germany for a medical checkup. >>> well conditioning -- congresswoman gabrielle giffords is recovering so well, that her husband has decided to go back into space. astronaut mark kelly is set to command adults ---- a shuttle mission this april. he's been on leave since his last was...
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president obama said that we now all live in a connected world. what happens in cairo and affects all of us. >> president mubarak retains his title, but says he is turning over his powers to his vice- president. moments later, the vice president appeared on egyptian state television. >> i would like to stress that i am committed to do whatever i can to achieve a peaceful transfer of power. this was unexpected in washington. in a statement, president obama said it was not clear whether the changes were immediate, meaningful or sufficient. but clarification soon came from the egyptian investor to washington who told one interviewer that the vice president was now in control. speaking on abc news, the israel defense minister said that there would be not -- there would not be a heard transfer of power. >> usually, and irruption of idealist sentiment -- on the eruptian eruption of idealist sentiment. >> elsewhere, the french president nicolas sarkozy's said that he hopes that egypt will move towards democracy and another form of dictatorship. in austra
president obama said that we now all live in a connected world. what happens in cairo and affects all of us. >> president mubarak retains his title, but says he is turning over his powers to his vice- president. moments later, the vice president appeared on egyptian state television. >> i would like to stress that i am committed to do whatever i can to achieve a peaceful transfer of power. this was unexpected in washington. in a statement, president obama said it was not clear...
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a short time ago president obama said egypt would never be the same. >> president obama has not always kept pace with a fast- moving crisis, but has thrown his moral authority behind the demonstrators. >> the people of egypt has spoken. egypt will never be the same. by stepping down president mubarak responded to the egyptian people's hunter for change. they have made it clear nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the dead. >> what a difference a few -- carried the day. >> americans and british were worried things would turn ugly. david cameron made a clear the army must hold onto power. >> those who run egypt have a duty to reflect the wishes of the egyptian people. there must be a move to democratic rule. >> people celebrated on the streets. there were far worse in his gaza. many are hoping for an egyptian government less friendly towards israel. >> [unintelligible] >> no celebration-televisa. many are concerned egypt is changing. >> it is not good for israel because it will create a state of uncertainty in the middle east. >>-jordan they celebrate the revelation. he rulers
a short time ago president obama said egypt would never be the same. >> president obama has not always kept pace with a fast- moving crisis, but has thrown his moral authority behind the demonstrators. >> the people of egypt has spoken. egypt will never be the same. by stepping down president mubarak responded to the egyptian people's hunter for change. they have made it clear nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the dead. >> what a difference a few -- carried the...
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so far, the obama administration has been careful with its language. we have seen the administration shifting from day to day, with regards to its position. we are seeing a hardening of the u.s. position today. frankly, the white house was taken completely by surprise over this development. large numbers of americans are watching on tv. they were taken by surprise by mubarak announcement. you are going to see the united states adopting a far tougher stance, perhaps together with great britain and the european union. the pressure is going to be raised significantly on mubarak now to step aside. i do think you are going to see the rapidly deteriorating relationship between cairo and washington, on a political level, although you are going to continue to see close ties between the u.s. military and the egyptian army. certainly, the u.s. side is urging the egyptian military against using force against the protesters, who no doubt will be turning out in growing numbers on the streets of cairo and other egyptian cities. >> we have heard president barack obam
so far, the obama administration has been careful with its language. we have seen the administration shifting from day to day, with regards to its position. we are seeing a hardening of the u.s. position today. frankly, the white house was taken completely by surprise over this development. large numbers of americans are watching on tv. they were taken by surprise by mubarak announcement. you are going to see the united states adopting a far tougher stance, perhaps together with great britain...
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the hunger or a gentleman this is cross talk you've all been around before and you know the rules so obama z. in seattle if i can go to you first as we sit down all of us the constitution in egypt has been suspended parliament has been dissolved a referendum will be held we don't know presumably before elections in six months time is egypt its government its military government and its protesters can they do that in six months because the reason i ask this question is that for all of my life it least we've been told that arab people can't rule themselves they need a dictator they need a strong man so we have a country that has an awesome task ahead of it how do you think it's going to play out. you know it's of course is not going to be easy peter but considering the fact that the egyptian people have thrown such overthrown an entrenched and rooted rooted the corrupt and oppressive regime in the matter eighteen days i think they are more than capable of holding fair and democratic and transparent elections in the matter of six months i think it's very much possible that the challenge here
the hunger or a gentleman this is cross talk you've all been around before and you know the rules so obama z. in seattle if i can go to you first as we sit down all of us the constitution in egypt has been suspended parliament has been dissolved a referendum will be held we don't know presumably before elections in six months time is egypt its government its military government and its protesters can they do that in six months because the reason i ask this question is that for all of my life it...
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at the white house, president obama decided to close the u.s. embassy in tripoli, suspend limited military cooperation, freeze arm sales and the treasury department sent this advisory to banks, to be on the lookout for any movement of gadhafi's money. this as they prepare to freeze his assets, perhaps as soon as tomorrow. the british and swiss already have. >> it's clear that colonel gadhafi has lost the confidence of his people. >> reporter: the white house still stopped short of calling for gadhafi's ouster. france's president sarkozy was tougher. he said mr. gadhafi must leave. >> we shouldn't kid ourselves. sanctions, asset freezing, travel limits and the rest are not the sort of tools that are going to turn a situation like this around. >> until the money runs out, until the mercenaries run out, until those family members who control security units around gadhafi decide that he has to go and that may well not happen, there's not a whole lot we're going to do. >> reporter: still in washington today at their residence, libyan diplomats, raise
at the white house, president obama decided to close the u.s. embassy in tripoli, suspend limited military cooperation, freeze arm sales and the treasury department sent this advisory to banks, to be on the lookout for any movement of gadhafi's money. this as they prepare to freeze his assets, perhaps as soon as tomorrow. the british and swiss already have. >> it's clear that colonel gadhafi has lost the confidence of his people. >> reporter: the white house still stopped short of...
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>> what i heard from president obama that he is supporting the people. president mubarak told our president that you are a man and you are brave man and so on. >> reporter: president obama said that? >> yes. >> reporter: we know what the opposition wants. what do you want from the opposition? >> i want from the opposition to understand that in this limited time, we can do what president mubarak have said. and we cannot do more. and when new president will come, you will have more time to make any changes you want. >> reporter: there's all sorts of speculation and suggestions that the president of the united states and other officials want president mubarak to leave earlier than he wants to. and that vice president suleiman would take over, before new elections. i actually asked vice president suleiman whether he would stand in any new elections and he pretty much shot that down. he said, i'm an old man, i'm 74 years old, i'm tired. i don't think i will stand for the next elections. terry? >> change, at least, in the air in egypt. christiane amanpour, tha
>> what i heard from president obama that he is supporting the people. president mubarak told our president that you are a man and you are brave man and so on. >> reporter: president obama said that? >> yes. >> reporter: we know what the opposition wants. what do you want from the opposition? >> i want from the opposition to understand that in this limited time, we can do what president mubarak have said. and we cannot do more. and when new president will come, you...
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we understand president obama spoke to mubarak for about 30 minutes. that's according to the news agency a.f.c. we don't know yet until that press conference what was said. we may never know exactly. some guidance on it. possibly. one white house official has been talking to a state department correspondent and the gist of that was that president mubarak's spoach was too little too late. the quote and i say this is unnamed source, it would have been fine if he made the speech a week ago. the protests started in ton nishia are shaking egypt and they reached jordan. he has dismissed his cabinet and pointed a new prime minister. the new prime minister has been charged with carrying out political reforms. the islammist movement says it does not welcome his appointment. the bbc's matthew price is in the capt of jordan. >> for weeks they have been protesting on the streets and calling for a number of things, primarily for the prime minister to go. they want political reform and they want -- they want the country's high levels of unmoment and poverty to be ur
we understand president obama spoke to mubarak for about 30 minutes. that's according to the news agency a.f.c. we don't know yet until that press conference what was said. we may never know exactly. some guidance on it. possibly. one white house official has been talking to a state department correspondent and the gist of that was that president mubarak's spoach was too little too late. the quote and i say this is unnamed source, it would have been fine if he made the speech a week ago. the...
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barack obama said in he wants to see change in egypt begin now. but the final say amelia with egypt's military offices. -- melee with egypt military offices. for now, president mubarak seems to be winning the standoff. but he will be going soon, so what happens then? egyptians have to face the possibility suddenly. mubarak -- egypt has always been a police state. the country has been run on emergency legislation for 30 years. under the president, the generals have run a very tight ship. personal freedoms have been in short supply, especially freedom of speech. the new vice president, omar suleiman, another general of course, used to be the head of intelligence. now he speaks for the government. >> i want the opposition to understand we can do what president mubarak has said. and when a new president will come you will have more time to make any changes you want. >> the president's accuses the legal political group be muslim brotherhood of arranging the demonstrations, but there is no evidence of this. the brotherhood was founded in 1928. it has of
barack obama said in he wants to see change in egypt begin now. but the final say amelia with egypt's military offices. -- melee with egypt military offices. for now, president mubarak seems to be winning the standoff. but he will be going soon, so what happens then? egyptians have to face the possibility suddenly. mubarak -- egypt has always been a police state. the country has been run on emergency legislation for 30 years. under the president, the generals have run a very tight ship....
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quite the opposite president obama went to west point in two thousand and nine and he told the west point cadets he told the united states he told the world the country i'm most interested in building in building is my own so. he really would prefer not to deal with the rest of the world he really would prefer not to deal with egypt at all but the reality is as you mentioned we work very closely with the egyptian military where we work very closely with some egyptian civil society elements the united states is a world leader whether we care to admit that it or not so the reality is the united states is going to have influence we do have influence and in egypt the question is how can we exercise that influence to help egypt the egyptian people themselves make the transition to democracy the military is the key institution here we've had egyptian generals egyptian officers train in the u.s. attend some of our military academies for at least the past two decades we're very close relations with them one reason this crisis didn't turn out badly and didn't become a bloodbath in all candor
quite the opposite president obama went to west point in two thousand and nine and he told the west point cadets he told the united states he told the world the country i'm most interested in building in building is my own so. he really would prefer not to deal with the rest of the world he really would prefer not to deal with egypt at all but the reality is as you mentioned we work very closely with the egyptian military where we work very closely with some egyptian civil society elements the...
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obama is still not publicly calling for mr. mubarak to immediately step down. >> egypt is not going to go back to what it was. the egyptian people want freedom. they want free and fair elections. they want a representative government. they want a responsive government. and so what we've said is you have to start a transition now. mubarak's already decided he is not running for re-election again. his term is up this year. what we've said is let's make sure you get all the groups together in egypt, let the egyptian people make a determination, what's the process for an orderly transition, but one that is a meaningful transition and that leads to a government that's -- >> so you don't know when he is going to leave? >> well, you know, ultimately, the united states can't dictate what happens -- but what we can do, bill, is we can say that the time is now for you to start making a change in that country. >> reporter: lester, the president stressed as the muslim brotherhood is brought into those negotiations they are just one faction
obama is still not publicly calling for mr. mubarak to immediately step down. >> egypt is not going to go back to what it was. the egyptian people want freedom. they want free and fair elections. they want a representative government. they want a responsive government. and so what we've said is you have to start a transition now. mubarak's already decided he is not running for re-election again. his term is up this year. what we've said is let's make sure you get all the groups together...
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in public, the obama administration has been very careful not to be seen that it is dictating what a foreign leader needs to be doing. on the other hand, it also does want to make clear that it understands the grievances of the egyptian people, but it once the egyptian people to be able to choose to their next leader is -- it wants the egyptian people to be able to choose. there is a meeting between hillary clinton and the security council and others going on right now, and we will have to see if they come out with a statement later today. there is concern about the rising tension in the country. they do feel that the army is behaving very adequately. we have heard some kind of praise almost from admiral mike mullen, the chief of staff. he seems to think that the army was behaving very well because of its calls to protesters not to lose, because of its recognition of what it called the disagreement of protesters -- calls to protesters not to loot, but the more the protests continue, the more there is a fear of continued chaos, and the tension could rise. the situation could change ko
in public, the obama administration has been very careful not to be seen that it is dictating what a foreign leader needs to be doing. on the other hand, it also does want to make clear that it understands the grievances of the egyptian people, but it once the egyptian people to be able to choose to their next leader is -- it wants the egyptian people to be able to choose. there is a meeting between hillary clinton and the security council and others going on right now, and we will have to see...
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president obama has welcomed mr. mubarak's resignation, describing it as just the beginning of egypt's transition to democracy. well, the events of the last few hours are the culmination of 18 days of protests. there's been a carnival atmosphere at times. and occasions when thugs took to the streets in the name of the president. our cairo correspondent john line looks back now on how people power won the day. >> it's been 2 1/2 weeks that have transformed egypt and maybe the world. determined protesters who defieded every threat. challenging decades of authoritarian rule. i was there on that first day when young egyptians took on the riot police and shed their fears. >> these are amazing scenes. the police keep trying to disperse the protesters but they just keep pushing them back. and tear gas, they've used water cannon but the protesters throw rocks at them and the police throw the rocks back. and they just come and coming and coming. pushing on forward. >> i am here. i am here. i will stay. hosni mubarak, get out!
president obama has welcomed mr. mubarak's resignation, describing it as just the beginning of egypt's transition to democracy. well, the events of the last few hours are the culmination of 18 days of protests. there's been a carnival atmosphere at times. and occasions when thugs took to the streets in the name of the president. our cairo correspondent john line looks back now on how people power won the day. >> it's been 2 1/2 weeks that have transformed egypt and maybe the world....
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wrong on hezbollah but hating obama is where the agreement seems to end because this year here's the compromise that conservatives also will have to make we will have to look long and hard at the military budget. thank you it's going to be i knew there had to be some dissension so. some fresh faces are willing to say in with the new out with field the tea party is interested in selecting our tea party candidates not just all the not just all of the. establishment republicans but establishment republicans there may be the temptation to x. everything including the defense but still have something to say and the money to not only say it but also to believe that the united states is becoming the laughing stock of the world because delusion john beaner by the way is flying commercial these days. oh yes i do it's a new day no matter how obvious always has a place in society but when realistic ideas too often get drowned out you cannot say that the doubling of the military budget in the last ten years has all been spent wisely and that there's not any waste in the job. you just be on you. r
wrong on hezbollah but hating obama is where the agreement seems to end because this year here's the compromise that conservatives also will have to make we will have to look long and hard at the military budget. thank you it's going to be i knew there had to be some dissension so. some fresh faces are willing to say in with the new out with field the tea party is interested in selecting our tea party candidates not just all the not just all of the. establishment republicans but establishment...
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in washington, president obama sided with the demonstrators and accused iran of hypocrisy. >> i find it ironic you have the iranian regime pretending to celebrate what happened in egypt, when, in fact, they have acted in direct contrast to what happened to egypt by gunning down and beating a people who were trying to express themselves peacefully in iran. >> reporter: but it's not just iran. revolts are spreading across the region, including to u.s. allies. in bahrain, base of the u.s. navy's fifth fleet, protesters clashed with security forces for a second day. two demonstrators have been killed, including one shot at a funeral. the king of bahrain said he would investigate the shootings. bahrain has already promised to pay every family in the country $3,000. a gift from the kingdom. yemen, a poor country on the tip of the arabian peninsula can't afford such beneficence. small but relatively violent protests continued in yemen for a fifth day today. like in egypt, yemen's demonstrators want to topple their president of three decades, accusing him of corruption. but yemen is already
in washington, president obama sided with the demonstrators and accused iran of hypocrisy. >> i find it ironic you have the iranian regime pretending to celebrate what happened in egypt, when, in fact, they have acted in direct contrast to what happened to egypt by gunning down and beating a people who were trying to express themselves peacefully in iran. >> reporter: but it's not just iran. revolts are spreading across the region, including to u.s. allies. in bahrain, base of the...
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haven't heard from the obama administration a clear and unequivocal damone for mubarak to step down but rather we hearing talks about fears about more concerned about the stability of egypt and indeed the region whatever that means if it means protecting american interests with all due respect in the bill if i could just interject go right ahead and i mean you can lay this at the doorstep of the u.s. but you know at the end of the day the only world leader who's been unequivocal about this is prime minister air the one of turkey the european leaders the american leaders even the latin american leaders east asian south asian leaders all have been all of been silent so i think it's a bit misleading to lay this on the doorstep of the american yeah but i mean i don't want to say that all that remained was a guarantee he was a client of the united states and that's probably the difference here i mean there's a lot invested in this relationship here and i think and i want to get into it later but i mean a change in regime in egypt expression of its people's power and it's not going to be a pa
haven't heard from the obama administration a clear and unequivocal damone for mubarak to step down but rather we hearing talks about fears about more concerned about the stability of egypt and indeed the region whatever that means if it means protecting american interests with all due respect in the bill if i could just interject go right ahead and i mean you can lay this at the doorstep of the u.s. but you know at the end of the day the only world leader who's been unequivocal about this is...
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and that will be a fill your for the obama administration. so i think administration is taking the view at least that it can influence, pressure suleiman with whom we have a close relationship into doing what is promised. producing these reforms within six months, finding time for political parties to come into being, talk to the egyptian people. it's all pretty far-fetched in a way when you think of the very close time frame. and certainly elbaradei says it's not possible. we need mubarak to go, he says, and we need a year to prepare elections. >> rose: i want to turn to one thing that i thought you wrote about really well, which is the sense of dignity that pervades the people that you have met. i'm quoting now from a man who said "why would we trust him now to play it right?" that's the question the west hand answered. you say "the deeper problem is more culture than political, to accept the mubarak or chaos argument is a form of disrespect to the civility and capacity of tahrir square. it's an expression of western failure before the expl
and that will be a fill your for the obama administration. so i think administration is taking the view at least that it can influence, pressure suleiman with whom we have a close relationship into doing what is promised. producing these reforms within six months, finding time for political parties to come into being, talk to the egyptian people. it's all pretty far-fetched in a way when you think of the very close time frame. and certainly elbaradei says it's not possible. we need mubarak to...
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you think that obama is just a continuation of george bush obama. representing capitalism being just a continuation of george bush is an understatement. you have a system which was built of the slave of african people to birth a birth of this economy it gave birth to not only what's happening here domestically but around the world which is what we call today imperialism you have barack hussein obama as also a cogged meaning a small part of the machinery that works the system the same old kind of a rule that happen across the country is still happening in the same or way but represented by a face more familiar face that is usually associated with the our press and poor people so it is important to maintain the kind of programs and campaigns that continuation of even more spending on war was what obama's doing then what bush has done in his previous presidents when you're talking about the events in egypt the poverty of the people that led to these uprisings do you think the u.s. political elite should be fearful that something similar could come here
you think that obama is just a continuation of george bush obama. representing capitalism being just a continuation of george bush is an understatement. you have a system which was built of the slave of african people to birth a birth of this economy it gave birth to not only what's happening here domestically but around the world which is what we call today imperialism you have barack hussein obama as also a cogged meaning a small part of the machinery that works the system the same old kind...
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president obama commented about the situation a few hours ago. >> so going forward, we want those young people and we want all egyptians to know america will continue to do everything that we can to support an orderly and genuine transition to democracy in egypt. >> cia director said mr. mubarak appeared poised to hand over his powers to his vice president. the dramatic events taking place right now cap 17 days of massive and sometimes violent demonstrations to demand a transition to a true democracy. here in the bay area, people are closely watching developments. jade hernandez spoke to someone in tahrir square today. >> reporter: good afternoon. we're live here in kenzington. within the hour, we spoke to a middle east expert. before that, we gauged reaction right from cairo. a doctor who was in tahrir square this morning. >> this announcement is huge, but where it goes is a big deal. i mean, what we're hoping for is that the president steps down then all of what he ruled for is no longer valid. >> reporter: the opt moll gist we spoke to marched to tahrir square this morning. she said
president obama commented about the situation a few hours ago. >> so going forward, we want those young people and we want all egyptians to know america will continue to do everything that we can to support an orderly and genuine transition to democracy in egypt. >> cia director said mr. mubarak appeared poised to hand over his powers to his vice president. the dramatic events taking place right now cap 17 days of massive and sometimes violent demonstrations to demand a transition...
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this morning, i sent a letter to president obama. signed by 150 economists, that say that cutting spending now will help create a better environment so that we can begin to create jobs in our country. this is a critically important step, if we're going to end the uncertainty and start to give investors and small business people the confidence to invest in our economy. i used to be a small businessman. i understand that when you have all this uncertainty, you don't invest. if people begin to see us rein in out-of-control spending it will bring in more business and investors around the country and we'll begin to see better job creation in the country. >> you talk about the debt limit that has to be raised accord together administration. and say we're not going to vote for that unless there are specific spending cuts we get in response. if there is not a compromise on this, would you rule out a government shutdown as an appropriate response? >> david, our goal here is to reduce spending. our goal is not to shut down the government. and
this morning, i sent a letter to president obama. signed by 150 economists, that say that cutting spending now will help create a better environment so that we can begin to create jobs in our country. this is a critically important step, if we're going to end the uncertainty and start to give investors and small business people the confidence to invest in our economy. i used to be a small businessman. i understand that when you have all this uncertainty, you don't invest. if people begin to see...
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president obama has welcomed mr. must be must be's resignation, describing it as just the beginning of egypt's transition to democracy. now we are joined from cairo. welcome to "bbc news." how will all this change your life? >> absolutely. it will change my future, my country's future. it has really opened doors for me. i didn't even imagine that all this could happen to me right now, this moment. i just graduated american university in cairo in december, and i was pretty much unemployed, jobless, contemplating, what am i going to do with my life? being an activist really doesn't pay. and now i have so many opportunities and i'm so looking forward to it. >> you've studied political things there. are you confident there will be free and fair elections? >> yes. i think the egyptian people, we all have proved that we deserve democracy. we are ready for democracy. and for the first time, we will choose our ruler. and it's truly amazing. and life-changing. >> but how is that democracy that you're hoping for going to fit i
president obama has welcomed mr. must be must be's resignation, describing it as just the beginning of egypt's transition to democracy. now we are joined from cairo. welcome to "bbc news." how will all this change your life? >> absolutely. it will change my future, my country's future. it has really opened doors for me. i didn't even imagine that all this could happen to me right now, this moment. i just graduated american university in cairo in december, and i was pretty much...